India will face Sri Lanka in the last one-day international (ODI) of the current series at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday, August 7. The Indian team has not won any matches in this series, drawing the first ODI and losing the second one. They are now aiming to prevent another loss, but they need to consider the weather conditions.
India’s defeat in the second ODI marked their first loss to Sri Lanka in three years. The Indian team last lost an ODI to Sri Lanka in July 2021. In the second game, they were unable to chase a target of 241, even though they had a strong position at one point. Starting at 97/0, the Indian team collapsed and were all out for 208.
In the first ODI, they failed to chase a 231-run target, resulting in a tie against the hosts. This was their 10th tied match in the ODI format.
Accuweather predicts a 40% chance of rain on August 7. This chance stays at 40% in the morning and afternoon, then increases to 43% in the evening. There might be thunderstorms in some areas during the day.
India hasn’t lost a one-day international series to Sri Lanka in 27 years. Their last defeat against Sri Lanka was in 1997. Since then, the Indian team has won 11 one-day series against Sri Lanka. They are now aiming to prevent Sri Lanka from achieving a significant series win.
Srilanka probable 11 : Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka (capt), Janith Liyanage, Dunith Wellalage, Kamindu Mendis, Jeffrey Vandersay, Akila Dananjaya, Asitha Fernando
India Probable 11 : Rohit Sharma (capt), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Shivam Dube/Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh
